I have no idea where people got the amusingly naïve notion that Christianity places any more importance on marriage than a randomly selected participant on The Bachelor! Paul gave the institution a less than hearty endorsement: "It is good for a man not to touch a woman [but] it is better to marry than to burn." 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 Well, honestly, even that inveterate dyke Joan of Arc might agree with that! Jesus goes one wily step further in undermining connubial bliss by offering financial bribes to induce husbands to give their wives the finger, climb in the Lexus and head for parts unknown. ("Everyone that hath forsaken wife or children for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life." Matthew 19:29.) Honestly, it is foolhardy for any housewife to hope that her three-bean casserole can lure hubby back to the ranch once the Lord Jesus has started dangling inducements such as everlasting life, to say nothing of odds that even porcine Bill Bennett is yet to see in Vegas, despite his many, many drunken nights at the tables.
